STRAINED INGAAS/ALGAAS QUANTUM-WELL INFRARED DETECTORS AT 4.5 MU-M

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FIORE, A
ROSENCHER, E
BOIS, P
NAGLE, J
LAURENT, N
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[1] Laboratoire Central de Recherches de THOMSON-CSF, F-91404 Orsay, Domaine de Corbeville
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10.1063/1.111135
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We demonstrate midinfrared photodetection at lambda=4.5 mu m in a multi-quantum well detector using a strained InGaAs/AlGaAs alloy grown on a GaAs substrate. The detector shows very low dark current of a few pA, a peak unpolarized light responsivity R=12 mA/W for an external 45 degrees angle of incidence, and a background-limited detectivity D*(BL)=4X10(10) cm Hz(1/2)/W at temperatures up to 95 K in the same conditions. This opens the way to high performance 3-5 and 8-12 mu m GaAs-based multispectral detectors
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